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The Importance of Bedtime Reading

It can be tough in busy, adult life to find time to read. Often the key is to create a daily routine, picking up a book at the same convenient time, every day. For your child, routine is especially important and as the parent, that routine must come from you.

Bedtime reading has a huge number of benefits from improved vocabulary and attention span, to the intimate, calm time which improves the child’s capacity for emotions like love and trust.

“There’s a clear indication of a neurological difference between kids who have been regularly read to and kids who have not,” says G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D., chief of the child development and behaviour branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Bethesda, MD.

The benefits are multi-faceted in that not only can your child learn from the contents of the book but also from the activity of reading itself.

Here are a few steps to help generate a love of reading from your child:

Make reading a part of every night’s bedtime routine and don’t skip on it. If it’s getting late, choose a shorter book but don’t rush, remember this is calm time.

Engage, bedtime reading shouldn’t be passive. Sure, pre-reading age, you will be the one saying the words. However, pointing out things from the text that are also shown in the pictures, helps children with association. Putting on voices for different characters is fun and will help your child’s imagination to bring the story to life.

Let them choose. Even as adults we have favourite books that we hold dear, so let your child choose which story he or she wants each night. Yes, this might lead to the same few books being read over and over but repetition allows them to recognise patterns and sequences which can help develop logic skills.

Make new books a treat. Aside from the fact books are often cheaper than the latest toy, you will likely more value and learning from them. They are certainly healthier than sweets! If your child has been good, reward them with a trip to a local bookstore where (with a little guidance), they can pick a new book for bedtime reading.

It’s vital that you continue to encourage your children with reading as they progress. It can be a hard jump from cosy, bedtime reading at home, to having to read in class or bringing home set reading that “has” to be done as homework. Children who struggle with reading or start to recognise they are behind their peers, can easily associate reading as something they are bad at and will not want to do it. There is no one-size-fits-all solution to this but as much as you can try, keep reading fun. Finally, don’t forget to lead by example and find some quiet time with a book of your own!

We are excited to be launching our Parents’ – Tips, Tricks and Tools event. It’s the perfect opportunity to learn some new techniques to encourage your child to study to the best of their ability.

We need to be more proactive in involving our young people in conversations about how they can approach learning. Here at The Right Tuition Company, we believe that from a young age, children need opportunities to learn about applying the right learning technique for the right task. These are teachable, learnable skills that we will equip you with at the event.

Make the whole school year count by starting off right in September!

Parents’ Tips, Tricks and Tools

Revision of basic Maths topics such as fractions, decimals, averages, etc and how to explain these to your child;

Memory games, repetitions and methods to help your children to retain facts;

From September 2019, RTC will be amending its fees’ policy in specific regard to the matter of classes missed. Thus far to date, RTC has allowed its customers to carry-over an indefinite number of classes where a pupil, or parent, feels that their child is unable to attend that week’s class. From the beginning of the 2019-20 academic year, a pupil that cannot attend their usual lesson, will be permitted the opportunity to slot into another class-time during the week.

However, if neither the catch-up class that is offered, nor the regular class-time slot be possible, the full charge of a lesson price will still be made. In such an instance, RTC will remain willing to send through the learning materials for that week. This, also, will be charged at the usual lesson price.

RTC hope that this amendment in our fees’ policy will further incentivise the regular attendance of pupils within their regular weekly slot. A considerable amount of thought and time has been taken in developing the syllabus of each year group. Pupils benefit from continuity of attendance. This way, a topic won’t be missed. In addition, pupils will continue to benefit from the guarantee of a small class size.

Should you have any questions regarding this change in policy, please feel free to contact us.

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